Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-05
THE WONIAN,S EXCHANGE.
Operations During the Past Year
Helping Poor Women to Help Them
selves.

1t looks like fancy store. hurried or pro-
longed glance at the front windows on street
would confirm the belief. Only occasionally there
is cake or two amid the fancy work, or some jars
OF preserves. However, the signs over the door
and swinging over the sidewalk state that it is
the WOman's Exchange, which all interested in
charitable enterprises in this city have become
more or less familiar with. The cake, preserves
fancy work, &C., are the handtwOrk OF women who
need money and yet are not poor enough to be OBJ
ects OF charity. In many cases they would be
compelled to appeal for charity unless an oppor-
tunity was thus afforded OF helping them to help
themselves. A number Of ladies have established
the rooms where women can bring articles made
The annual report OF the secretary, Mrs. w. B.
Bryan, states that during the year the sewing
room was closed, as it was found that women who
could sew well could at all times get work in pri-
vate families. The report OF the fancy work COM
mittee shows emit les embracing the work OF about
sixty women and sales amounting to .OS. The
cake committee reports seventeen regular con-
SignOrS, and receipts for the year. s. 1923; the
receipts from active and sustaining members were
$373.2O. Forty-fve dollars per month was received
from the first OF February to the first OF June
toward the rent. The exchange has not yet reached
the point where it is self-sustaining. During the
year $685. ~ was received as the proceeds Of the
entertainment given for the benefit Of the ex-
change at Albaugh's In Nay last. The report Of
s., 1887 had been expended during the year with
the exception OF cash balance OF SJ63:5S or this
amount S,4as.39 was paid to consignors. The
officers OF the exchange are Mrs. John Rodgers,
president; Miss Julia Strong, Mrs. II. E. Davis,
vice presidents; Mrs. W: 3. Bryan, recording Sec
rotary; Miss Mary Childs corresponding Secre-
tary; Miss Kate Bradley, treasurer.
A Memorial Building 70 Columbus.
To the Editor of TIE EVENING STAR:
In connection with the contemplated celebra-
ton OF the four hundredth anniversary of the dis
covery of America by Columbus, would suggest
for the consideration OF the authorities who shall
have that important matter in charge the cree
ton Of a permanent memorial building which in
point OF dimensions and design should be promi-
nent among the other public buildings Of the
national capital Not being an architect, have
no designs nor plans to offer for exterior appear
ance and establishment, which, obviously, should
could be best determined upon by Competitive pro-
posals OF competent designers. The building how
ever should be large enough to admit OF interior
space sufficiently ample for the exhibition OF fac
simile models, as nearly as could be arrived at by
reference to cotemporaneous data and sources Of
information Of the size and appearance Of the three
and Nina, the feet of the great discoverer,
with efiges OF the admiral and his
pressve scene Of humiliation OF the mutineers at
the moment of discovery, with which through the
historian and artist we are all familiar The wallis
should be hung with portraits Of the dfScOverer-
OF Ferdinand and Isabella, and copies OF all known
paintings, engravings, etchings, carvings, maps
agreements, autographs, busts, coins days, ban.
ners, arms, and any other available objects con-
nected with illustrative descriptive of the great
enterprise. Wherever such interesting objects
may exist, whether in private collections or in
national archives and museums, we may safely
assume that every facility would be given our gov
eminent for obtaining copies, and 1t might be That
in many instances loans OF originals might be
procured. Italy and Spain, particularly Of the
European countrteS-the one having given the
admiral birth and the other assistance in his ven
ture-we doubt not would both heartily cooperate
with us to make a large illustrative collection.
The collection might embrace aboriginal relics Of
every known variety and use-stone spear and
crania. The ceilings might be frescoed with
paintings OF rich tropical vegetation and the un-
occupied pannelingS OF the walls filled with repre-
sensations OF native animals and birds and any
other appropriate objects OF general interest The
foregoing suggestions are but very faint outlin-
ing Of such memorial building as the merits OF
the great discOverer deserves, and as a great and
appreciative nation ought to give. Then let Con-
gress promptly make an adequate appropriation
out OF the surplus moneys OF the Treasury, over
which there has been so much contention, for the
beginning of the work proposed. and then let prt-
vate enterprise come up and carry 1t to success
full completion No place then, we venture to say,
among all the other attractive places OF our ma
tional capital would be object OF such interest not
only during the celebration of the anniversary,
but through all the coming years.
Fairfax Co., va. w. II. SN0wDEN.